[Agora Object] S 2113: Relief Fragment: Amazon

Broken or chipped all around. Some back preserved. Skirt of Amazon fighting uphill to right. Much weathered from marble pile. Surfaces protected by mortar (now removed) are fresh. Pentelic marble. From ... July 1959 ... Relief Fragment: Amazon

[Agora Object] T 2986: Mold Fragment for Amazon Figurine

Preserved is a wounded or fighting Amazon. Part of a large face, full front can be made out, and drapery below. Broken all around. Stoa Construction fill; Pier 18, footing trench at South of Pier. 912 ... 26 July 1949 ... Mold Fragment for Amazon Figurine

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1179

Youth at left advances on falling Amazon. Thin glaze inside ... Late 5th c. B.C ... Youth at left advances on falling Amazon. Thin glaze inside.

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[Agora Object] P 19346: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragments

a) Mended from two pieces, gives part of the scene: Amazon, to right; shield in her left hand, spear in right; also part of olive wreath on the rim; and a handle root. b) Mended from four pieces, gives ... 7-8 April 1948 ... Paralip., p. 2043, Amazon P.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 137

Handle fragment. Handle with central rib. At the lower attachment, a moulded head, identity unknown (Amazon or Dionysos?). Traces of white paint on bandeau and on breast (?) ... Early 4th c. B.C ... At the lower attachment, a moulded head, identity unknown (Amazon or Dionysos?).

[Agora Object] Agora XXIX, no. 1632

Wall Fragment. Single fragment of wall, broken all around. Large appliqué on fairly thin-walled vessel. Lower torso and upper legs of Amazon turned to right, holding double axe in right hand across body ... Context of 2nd and 3rd centuries after Christ ... Lower torso and upper legs of Amazon turned to right, holding double axe in right hand across body. Amazon wears short garment; right thigh visible as she strides right.

[Agora Object] P 5087: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

From a lekythos with creamy slipped ground. Warrior (amazon) and horse, walking right, side by side. In field tendrils. Purple red for crest of warrior, mane of horse. Surface. Leica ... 19 March 1935 ... Warrior (amazon) and horse, walking right, side by side.

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[Agora Object] P 6035: Bowl Fragment with Relief Decoration

In relief outside, part of an amazon(?) in floating drapery and boots with tabs, riding right on a horse. Western Sigillata Ware. Red late Roman fill. Leica, 93-43-35 ... 11 June 1935 ... In relief outside, part of an amazon(?) in floating drapery and boots with tabs, riding right on a horse.

[Agora Object] PNP 208: Red Figure Krater Fragment

Wall fragment. Part of an amazon, on horseback, riding right. She wears a dress with embroidered bodice. No relief contours. Brown details. Group G, no. 111 Assembly Place, Filling of Period III ... 1931 ... Part of an amazon, on horseback, riding right.

[Agora Object] P 1553: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

About one-half of the shoulder and the body are preserved. A row of staggered dots forming the top border stops over the handle. Double row of rays on shoulder. Combat scene of Amazon kneeling left but ... August-September 1932 ... Combat scene of Amazon kneeling left but twisting around to face hoplite. ... Applied white used for flesh of Amazon, for tripod on shield, for dots on helmet and for sword strap of Greek.

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[Agora Object] P 2730: Black Figure Skyphos

Mended from many pieces; restored in plaster. Inside, black glazed with a central reserved circular space decorated with dot and circle; the inner edge of the lip reserved. Outside, beneath the edge of ... August-September 1932 ... Left to right: Amazon attacking falling warrior; warrior attacking falling Amazon; two warriors, the first on horseback. B. Amazon right; warrior left, looking right; Amazon attacking falling warrior; warrior, and Amazon, left.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 64

Mended with the missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably much of the rim, neck, and a bit of the body on Side A. Much of the glaze fired red, otherwise dull. Surface pitted in places. H ... Third quarter of the 4th century B.C ... A (illustrated), head of horse, head of Amazon, head of griffin to right (top of griffin and horse, most of Amazon missing). ... For the subject of Side A, a Grypomachy, see Metzger, Représentations, pp. 327--332. The Amazon Painter (ARV2 1479, 20).

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[Agora Object] P 26769: Black Figure Skyphos Fragment

From the wall of a skyphos. Torso of Amazon running to right. Uncertain object, possibly part of another figure, to right. White for flesh. Red on chiton. Catalogued May 1960. North of Eleusinion, within ... 29 June 1959 ... Torso of Amazon running to right.

[Agora Object] P 30130: Red Figure Krater Fragment

Single fragment, broken all around. Figure wearing a horizontally striped skirt, long sleeves trousers and vest, carrying spear in right hand. She is riding towards right. Probably a mounted Amazon. May ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... Probably a mounted Amazon. May be from a krater.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 65

Mended with missing pieces restored in plaster and painted. Much of the glaze misfired. Surface very pitted. H. 0.28; diam. 0.168. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 3, 1934, p. 334, fig. 14 and p. 428, fig. 114 ... Third quarter of the 4th century B.C ... A, head of griffin, head of Amazon, head of horse (parts of each missing). ... For the subject of Side A, see 64. The Amazon Painter (ARV2 1479, 19).

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[Agora Object] P 24839: Red Figure Bell Krater Fragments

[Originally identified as: shape uncertain.] Two wall fragments from a partly open pot; the glaze streaky inside; shape uncertain. Each piece comes from near a horizontal handle. a) Part of the egg pattern ... (1955) ... Part of head and shoulders of an Amazon, looking left (fighting?) ... Part of head and shoulders of an Amazon, looking left (fighting?)

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 968

Part of neck, shoulder, and wall, strengthened with plaster and painted. P.H. 0.085. Head of an Amazon (part of right side missing) to right wearing a Phrygian cap. In front of her is a spiral plant ... Late 5th century B.C ... Head of an Amazon (part of right side missing) to right wearing a Phrygian cap.

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[Agora Object] P 18324: Red Figure Lekanis Lid Fragment

Piece preserving part of lid and of downturned rim. Head of Amazon, in dotted tiara, left; in front of her, a griffin's paws. Egg and dot on the outer face of the rim. The glaze fired red inside and ... 16 July 1947 ... Head of Amazon, in dotted tiara, left; in front of her, a griffin's paws.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 464

Two non-joining wall fragments, a with start of handle. Glaze rather streaky on inside. Max. dim. a) 0.045, b) 0.046. Bothmer, Amazons, p. 196, cat. no. 116 ter. Fragment a (illustrated) preserves the ... Probably early 4th century B.C ... Fragment a (illustrated) preserves the head and shoulders of an Amazon to left, wearing an Eastern headdress. ... Fragment b shows the face of an Amazon with a similar headdress and part of her right shoulder.

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[Agora Object] T 3577: Shield Fragment of Athena Parthenos

Fragment from lower edge of a model of the shield of the Athena Parthenos. Preserves at left the greater part of the figure of a dead Amazon; to the left of her feet, a pelta; above her, the feet of Perikles ... 15 March 1958 ... Preserves at left the greater part of the figure of a dead Amazon; to the left of her feet, a pelta; above her, the feet of Perikles. At the left, the group of a Greek grasping a falling Amazone by the hair is preserved complete except for head and left arm of Amazon. Since figures are small in relation to the shield, it seems possible that this model contained all the original figures.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 263

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.028. Warrior, perhaps an Amazon (part of face, a little of the flap of the corslet over the right shoulder), probably standing frontally with head in profile to left. Preliminary ... Ca. 470-460 B.C ... Warrior, perhaps an Amazon (part of face, a little of the flap of the corslet over the right shoulder), probably standing frontally with head in profile to left.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 493

Wall fragment with part of rim. Glaze fired greenish. Max. dim. 0.095. Amazon or Persian (head, shoulders) to right, wearing a Phrygian cap and a cloak or himation. In front of the figure is a tree with ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.095. Amazon or Persian (head, shoulders) to right, wearing a Phrygian cap and a cloak or himation.

[Agora Object] P 2673: Black Figure Lekythos Fragment

Wall fragment depicting Amazon riding right. Her head and much of the legs of the horse missing. The figure carries a spear over her shoulder and seems to be wearing a cloak. White for flesh, for the horse's ... August-September 1932 ... Wall fragment depicting Amazon riding right.

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[Agora Object] P 15013: Vessel Fragment with Molded Decoration: Gray Ware

Fragment of closed pot; on outside is preserved in fairly high relief, the lower torso and upper legs of an Amazon, holding in her right hand a double axe. The right thigh is left uncovered by the drapery ... 9 May 1939 ... Fragment of closed pot; on outside is preserved in fairly high relief, the lower torso and upper legs of an Amazon, holding in her right hand a double axe.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 198

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.067. Langridge, "Eucharides Painter," p. 349, cat. no. E 20. Fight. At the left is the raised right foreleg of a horse to right, overlapping the lower edge of a short chiton ... Ca. 500-490 B.C ... At the left is the raised right foreleg of a horse to right, overlapping the lower edge of a short chiton worn by an Amazon moving to right and also the start of her thighs. ... The composition probably showed an Amazon dressed in a short chiton, striding to right toward a Greek who has fallen or is falling backward.

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[Agora Object] P 30018: Red Figure Krater

Mended from many pieces. Foot missing. About half of walls missing. Nearly all of rim preserved. Flaring offset rim with top sloping outward, reserved bands at rim and below rim inside. Rim has laurel ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... A) Mounted Amazon rides left toward hoplite. Amazon armed with spear. ... B) At right, a figure striding to right, looking back to left. An Amazon, she wears a skirt, jacket and trousers and cap, and carries spear in her right hand, a lunate wicker shield in her left hand.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 257

Wall fragment. Glaze mottled on outside. Max. dim. 0.063. A. Ashmead, Hesperia 35, 1966, pl. 10:o (mispoised); A. Bélis, BCH 110, 1986, p. 213, fig. 12 (mispoised). Trumpeter (most of face, a little of ... Ca. 480 B.C ... Whether to call the trumpeter a Greek warrior or an Amazon is difficult. ... Also, the Amazon trumpeter on Louvre G 166/Malibu, the J. ... Thus, while the figure on 257 may indeed be an Amazon, it is perhaps best to leave the identification open.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1109

Fragment with start of knob area, glazed on underside. Glaze fired brownish on top side. Max. dim. 0.075. From the center out: egg pattern with dots; woman (head with broad fillet) to left, then an Amazon ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... From the center out: egg pattern with dots; woman (head with broad fillet) to left, then an Amazon (head with leather cap, left shoulder, and left hand) to right, holding a battle axe.

[Agora Object] Agora XII, no. 1185

Upper part of Amazon on horseback, in high relief. She wears kurbasia with flaps, chiton and chlamys, and brandishes sword in raised right arm. Thin brown glaze with smears of black inside. For Amazons ... Early 4th c. B.C ... Upper part of Amazon on horseback, in high relief.

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[Agora Object] P 13112: Red Figure Lekanis Lid Fragment

Fragment of a lekanis lid with egg and tongue pattern around the (broken) handle. Preserved are the heads of two women, one left, wearing a broad headband; the other, right, an Amazon wearing a tiara and ... 3 June 1938 ... Preserved are the heads of two women, one left, wearing a broad headband; the other, right, an Amazon wearing a tiara and holding a battle axe.

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[Agora Object] P 32777: Black Figure Skyphos Fragments: Attic Type

Two joining (a) and four non-joining fragments (b-e) of rim and wall. Out-turned rim, reserved band on interior, two rows of dots (dot-ivy) between black glazed bands on exterior. Scene: amazon with chariot ... 6 July 1995 ... Scene: amazon with chariot wheeling around between sphinxes. a) Rim with wing of sphinx, upper part of amazon and shield.

[Agora Object] P 14951: Black Figure Lekythos

Lip and handle broken away; fragments missing from foot. Tall neck; flaring foot; double row of rays on shoulder. At center, Herakles with club, facing right, attacking an Amazon who moves right but turns ... 4 May 1939 ... At center, Herakles with club, facing right, attacking an Amazon who moves right but turns back towards him with spear and crescent shield. At the left, a second Amazon, also moving away, but turning back towards the central figure; she with a round shield.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 320

Wall fragment with part of rim. Reserved line on inside at junction of rim. Max. dim. 0.13. Warrior (feet missing), nude but for his helmet, attacks to left, his spear in his slightly raised right hand, ... Ca. 440-430 B.C ... During his visit to the Agora in 1950, Bothmer suggested that the subject of 320 was an Amazonomachy, the Greek fighting a mounted Amazon, but he did not include 320 in his monograph, presumably because nothing of the Amazon remains. ... If 320 showed a similar composition, the mounted Amazon was slightly farther away from her attacker. For a mounted Amazon to right against one or more Greeks, see Bothmer, Amazons in Greek Art (Oxford 1957), pp. 177--181.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 982

Fragment of shoulder and body. Much of the drawing has flaked. Max. dim. 0.077. Amazon (head with elaborate headdress, right arm, most of torso) standing frontally, facing to left. It is difficult to ... Ca. 430-420 B.C ... Max. dim. 0.077. Amazon (head with elaborate headdress, right arm, most of torso) standing frontally, facing to left. ... The best that I have been able to find are these: New York, M.M.A. 23.160.64, an unattributed volute-krater fragment that shows a right calf with legging and foot similar to 982 (D. von Bothmer, Amazons in Greek Art, Oxford 1957, pl. 82:6) and Louvre AM 94, an unattributed white ground lekythos depicting an Amazon to right, her left leg raised and bent, the foot resting on a stone (Bothmer, pl. 84:2), a reversal of the position on 982, the main difference being that the torso of the Amazon on 982 is frontal, that on Louvre AM 94 is in profile.

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[Agora Object] P 13257: Black Figure Cup Fragment

Fragment from middle of floor, retaining the attachment of the stem. A standing female figure, facing left, a large object in her upraised right hand. A spear-point is being driven into her right side ... 4 April 1938 ... ADDENDA Herakles and Amazon [JDB 1953].

[Agora Object] P 20484: Moldmade Bowl Fragment

Profile preserved from lip to lower wall. Double upper zone: above, row of horizontal spirals and upright leaves; below egg and dart; line of beading between the two zones. Wall: to left, a nude bearded ... (1935) ... To right an (?) Amazon on horseback advancing to right, looking back.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1366

Floor fragment with ring base. Concentric circles on underside. Glaze fired greenish in places on both inside and outside. Max. dim. 0.049. Amazon (head with Chalcidian helmet, the cheekpieces turned ... Early 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. 0.049. Amazon (head with Chalcidian helmet, the cheekpieces turned up, upper half of torso) to left with a round shield (device: serpent) seen in three-quarter view over her outstretched left arm.

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[Agora Object] S 1655: Draped Female Figure Fragments

Three non-joining fragments; fragment b) mended from two pieces. A woman, wearing a girdled chiton with a long kolpos. Fragment a) gives part of the belt in the middle and part of the garment just below ... 12 May 1952, 15 May 1952 ... ADDENDA Mattei Amazon.

[Agora Object] P 13103: Black Glaze Askos Fragment with Relief Decoration

Fragment mended from two pieces from a black glazed jug decorated with moulded reliefs; top of an askos(?). Relief depicts the upper part of an Amazon, body facing, head half right; her right arm is raised ... 1 June 1938 ... Relief depicts the upper part of an Amazon, body facing, head half right; her right arm is raised and she wears a tiara and thin chiton, drapery fluttering behind.

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[Agora Object] P 29983: Red Figure Calyx Krater Fragment

Mended from 12 pieces. About half of diameter preserved. Rim is decorated with leaves of laurel over ovolo. Neck decoration: at left a Greek standing frontal with head turned facing out, right. He wears ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... In center is an Amazon facing front with head turned to left. ... At left, another Amazon dressed similarly, carrying a black shield, holding a spear in her right hand, facing left.

[Agora Object] T 2528: Seated Draped Female Figurine Fragment

A riding Amazon wearing thin chiton, cross-girt and with kolpos. The right arm appears to rest on the extended right knee. The upper front part preserved; broken below the waist. The head missing, the ... 1939, 1947 ... A riding Amazon wearing thin chiton, cross-girt and with kolpos.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1674

Two non-joining wall fragments. Glaze flaked on inside; has a greenish cast on outside. Max. dim. a) 0.102, b) 0.037. Amazon. Fragment a (illustrated) shows the skirt of a short chiton, bent right leg ... Early 5th century B.C ... Max. dim. a) 0.102, b) 0.037. Amazon. Fragment a (illustrated) shows the skirt of a short chiton, bent right leg to calf, to right.

[Agora Object] L 3103: Plastic Lamp Fragment

Two nozzles, and the left hand of a supporting figure remain. The lamp has been damaged by fire. A shell-shaped infundibulum with originally probably three nozzles, an Amazon 's shield on top at the preserved ... Late 2nd-early 3rd c. A.D ... A shell-shaped infundibulum with originally probably three nozzles, an Amazon 's shield on top at the preserved edge.

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[Agora Object] P 2613: Black Figure Cup Fragments

Mended from many pieces. The base complete, the rim preserved in five places; handles missing. Interior: Bearded man dancing left and looking back right; nude save for a folded cloak; the medallion bordered ... August-September 1932 ... Combat scene of Greek and Amazon flanked by winged horses, right. Left to right: horse; lower part of warrior; Amazon with crested helmet kneeling right, looking back left, her shield outstretched toward her opponent; horse.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 59

Neck, shoulder, and body fragment, with both handles. Glaze abraded and flaked in many places. Very sloppy drawing. P.H. 0.12. A (illustrated), Amazon (top of head) to right with Persian headdress. At ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... A (illustrated), Amazon (top of head) to right with Persian headdress.

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[Agora Object] P 1566: Red Figure Amphora Fragment

From the shoulder of a large vase, unglazed inside. Along the upper edge of the fragment, a border of tongue pattern. A right hand places a wreathed Corinthian helmet on a trophy(?). In the field to the ... 20 March 1933 ... ADDENDA Large Amazonomachy, 450/40; tiara under helmet we know from the great Amazon in Bologna. A guess=date Achilles P.

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[Agora Object] P 4998: Red Figure Cup Fragment: Type B

Part of the medallion preserved. A girl wearing a short dress and with long curls hanging on her shoulders, runs right, looking back. Across her skirt a long object, her spear(?) Probably an Amazon. Relief ... 12 March 1935 ... Probably an Amazon. Relief contour except for the lower edge of the sleeve and the back edge of the skirt.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 521

Four non-joining fragments: a of rim and wall with start of handle; b of lower wall and foot; c handle; d rim. P.H. of b) 0.092; diam. at rim 0.142; diam. of foot 0.14; max. dim. a) 0.224, c) 0.067, d) ... Second quarter of the 4th century B.C ... For the subject, see 64. The Amazon Painter (ARV2 1479, 34).

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1404

Bowl fragment. Traces of burning at left (surface is gray). Max. dim. 0.04. H. A. Thompson, Hesperia 6, 1937, p. 13, fig. 6:a. A, two women (bottom of chiton, left foot of one; right foot, a little of ... Ca. 510-500 B.C ... The drawing of the drapery folds and the horizontal line across one of them are closest to these two by the Hermaios Painter: the maenad in the tondo of Boston, M.F.A. 95.33 (ARV2 110, 3; Addenda 173) and the warrior or Amazon in that of Bochum S 489 (Paralip. 332, 8 ter; Addenda 173); the maenads on Munich 2589 by the Chelis Painter (ARV2 112, 1; Addenda 173). 1404 may be by either painter.

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[Agora Object] P 2643: Black Figure Pelike Fragment

Mended from many pieces; most of the rim and neck and part of the shoulder preserved, with beginning of one handle. A. Herakles, right, wearing lion skin; part of his head and lower part of body destroyed ... August-September 1932 ... Head of Amazon, left, with crested helmet and upper part of her shield.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 184

Shoulder and wall fragment from upper right corner of panel. Glaze rather dull. Max. dim. 0.087. Warrior or Amazon (part of helmet and crest, about half of round shield) to left. To judge from the outstretched ... Second quarter of the 5th century B.C ... Warrior or Amazon (part of helmet and crest, about half of round shield) to left.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1432

Floor fragment. Max. dim. 0.055; est. outer diam. of tondo 0.13. I, man (head) to left. Behind him: retrograde. Around the tondo, stopped-maeander pattern. A, warrior or Amazon (short chiton, right ... Ca. 470 B.C ... A, warrior or Amazon (short chiton, right leg bent with knee touching the ground, left thigh) crouching to right.

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[Agora Object] P 30197: Red Figure Column Krater

Mended from many pieces and restored in plaster. Foot with double torus moulding. Overhanging rim. Main side shows mounted Amazon riding right attacking hoplite. Amazon wears cap, striped trousers and ... 27 June-5 August 1972 ... Main side shows mounted Amazon riding right attacking hoplite. Amazon wears cap, striped trousers and jacket (note added purple), plus Greek corselet, chitoniskos, and mantle.

[Agora Object] Agora XXX, no. 1653

Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.037. Uncertain subject. What remains is the head and neck of a pantherskin overlapping something decorated with toothed stripes. At the bottom of the fragment is part of an ... Probably late first quarter of the 5th century B.C ... The toothed stripes also resemble Oriental costume, for example, that of the Amazon on Würzburg HA 120 = 507 by the Kleophrades Painter (ARV2 181, 1; Paralip. 340, 1; Addenda 186).

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[Agora Object] P 2647: Black Figure Olpe

Mended from many pieces. The base, back and handle below lip, entirely missing and parts of the figured panel. Restored in plaster. At top of panel, on lip, checkerboard; on neck, single maeander and looped ... August-September 1932 ... Figured zone depicts Herakles in lion skin, with drawn sword, charging right toward an Amazon who has fallen on one knee.